Hardcover Fiction
Updated: August 25, 2010
| This Week | Last Week | Weeks on List | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET’S NEST, by Stieg Larsson. (Knopf, $27.95.) The third volume of a trilogy about a Swedish hacker and a journalist. Excerpt | 1 | 12 |
| 2 | TOUGH CUSTOMER, by Sandra Brown. (Simon & Schuster, $26.99.) A private investigator pursues a deranged killer who is stalking the daughter he never knew. | 1 | |
| 3 | THE HELP, by Kathryn Stockett. (Amy Einhorn/Putnam, $24.95.) A young white woman and two black maids in 1960s Mississippi. | 3 | 72 |
| 4 | STAR ISLAND, by Carl Hiaasen. (Knopf, $26.95.) A paparazzo attempting to kidnap a drug-addled pop star grabs her stunt double by mistake. Excerpt | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | VEIL OF NIGHT, by Linda Howard. (Ballantine, $26.) There are many suspects when a bridezilla is murdered. | 1 | |
| 6* | THE VIGILANTES, by W. E. B. Griffin and William E. Butterworth IV. (Putnam, $26.95.) Members of the Philadelphia Police Department are plagued by vigilante groups. | 1 | |
| 7 | THE RED QUEEN, by Philippa Gregory. (Touchstone/Simon & Schuster, $25.99.) More intrigue during the War of the Roses; by the author of “The Other Boleyn Girl.” | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | THE REMBRANDT AFFAIR, by Daniel Silva. (Putnam, $26.95.) The art restorer and assassin Gabriel Allon discovers that there are deadly secrets behind a stolen painting. | 5 | 4 |
| 9 | PRIVATE, by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro. (Little, Brown, $27.99.) The head of an investigation company pursues the murderer of his best friend’s wife. | 7 | 7 |
| 10 | FLY AWAY HOME, by Jennifer Weiner. (Atria, $26.99.) A senator’s extramarital affair affects his wife and daughters. | 6 | 5 |
| 11 | THE SEARCH, by Nora Roberts. (Putnam, $26.95.) The only survivor of a serial killer has found peace, but her life is shaken by a new man and a copycat murderer. | 9 | 6 |
| 12 | SIZZLING SIXTEEN, by Janet Evanovich. (St. Martin’s, $27.99.) The bounty hunter Stephanie Plum comes to the aid of a cousin with gambling debts. | 10 | 8 |
| 13 | DEATH ON THE D-LIST, by Nancy Grace. (Hyperion, $25.99.) Fading celebrities who appear on Hailey Dean’s TV show are being murdered. | 1 | |
| 14* | CURE, by Robin Cook. (Putnam, $26.95.) A New York City medical examiner attempts to figure out whether a Japanese biotech researcher has died naturally or been murdered. | 1 | |
| 15 | THE GLASS RAINBOW, by James Lee Burke. (Simon & Schuster, $25.99.) A man with ties to an evil ex-convict is dating the Louisiana detective Dave Robicheaux’s daughter. | 14 | 5 |
| Also Selling | |||
| 16 | SUPER SAD TRUE LOVE STORY, by Gary Shteyngart (Random House) Excerpt | ||
| 17 | THE OVERTON WINDOW, by Glenn Beck (Threshold Editions/Mercury Radio Arts) | ||
| 18 | HANGMAN, by Faye Kellerman (Morrow/HarperCollins) | ||
| 19 | DEAD IN THE FAMILY, by Charlaine Harris (Ace) | ||
| 20 | THE LION, by Nelson DeMille (Grand Central) | ||
| 21 | THE PASSAGE, by Justin Cronin (Ballantine) Excerpt | ||
| 22 | BURN, by Nevada Barr (Minotaur) | ||
| 23 | SCARLET NIGHTS, by Jude Deveraux (Atria) | ||
| 24 | A DOG'S PURPOSE, by W. Bruce Cameron (Forge) | ||
| 25 | THE TOWER, THE ZOO, AND THE TORTOISE, by Julia Stuart (Doubleday) | ||
| 26 | THE OLD REPUBLIC: FATAL ALLIANCE, by Sean Williams (LucasBooks) | ||
| 27 | THE THOUSAND AUTUMNS OF JACOB DE ZOET, by David Mitchell (Random House) Excerpt | ||
| 28 | DEATH’S EXCELLENT VACATION, edited by Charlaine Harris and Toni L. P. Kelner (Ace) | ||
| 29 | IN HARM'S WAY, by Ridley Pearson (Putnam) | ||
| 30 | FAITHFUL PLACE, by Tana French (Viking) Excerpt | ||
| 31 | FOREIGN INFLUENCE, by Brad Thor (Atria) | ||
| 32 | THE CAPITOL GAME, by Brian Haig (Grand Central) | ||
| 33 | THE COOKBOOK COLLECTOR, by Allegra Goodman (Dial) Excerpt | ||
| 34 | ICE COLD, by Tess Gerritsen (Ballantine) | ||
| 35 | THE HOT BOX, by Zane (Atria) | ||

